RDA 4.5

RDA 4.5: 300 field (Physical Description)

Extent

This table lists extent abbreviations that will be expanded in the 300 $a:

Abbreviated	Expanded	Abbreviated	Expanded
approx.	approximately	obl.	oblong
ca.	approximately	p.	pages
cov.	cover	p.l.	preliminary leaves
dia.	diameter	pent.	pentagram
fold.	folded	pp.	pages
irr.	irregular	unnum.	unnumbered
l.	leaf	unp.	unpaged
lvs.	leaves	v.	volumes
numb.	numbered	vol.	volumes

Some additional changes that are made to the 300 $a include the following:

• A number followed by brackets with i.e. will be changed to 'that is':
  • 48 [i.e. 52] p. becomes 48, that is 52, pages.

• Brackets around a number will be changed to 'unnumbered':
  • [16] p. becomes 16 unnumbered pages.

Other physical details

Abbreviations within the 300 $b (other physical details) that will be expanded include the following:

Abbreviated	Expanded	Abbreviated	Expanded
b&w	black and white	illus.	illustrations
col.	color	phot.	photographs
fac.	facsimiles	photo.	photographs
facs.	facsimiles	port.	portrait
facsim.	facsimiles	ports.	portraits
facsims.	facsimiles	sam.	samples
fold.	folded	samp.	samples
gen.	genealogical	sd.	sound
geneal.	genealogical	tab.	tables
ill.	illustrations

Dimensions

Many abbreviations are still allowed in the dimensions subfield (300 $c). For instance, 'cm.' and 'in.' are still authorized to represent centimeters and inches. However (for continuity), the following table lists the abbreviations that we will still change in the 300 $c:

Abbreviated	Expanded	Abbreviated	Expanded
ca.	approximately	numb.	numbered
cov.	cover	obl.	oblong
dia.	diameter	p.	page (singular)
fol.	folio	p.	pages (plural)
fold.	folded	pent.	pentagram
irr.	irregular	pp.	pages
lvs.	leaves	unnum.	unnumbered

 
 original fields:
    300 $a 300 p. : $b ill. ; $c 4to.
    300 $a [unp.] : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 6 in.
    300 $a 3 v. : $b facsims., ports. ; $c 24 x 36 cm.
    300 $a 3 p.l., ca. 245 pp. : $b geneal. tables ; $c fol.
    300 $a 92 [i.e. 96] pp. : $b sd., col. ; $c 24mo.
    300 $a [16] p. of plates : $b col. illus. ; $c 12mo.
  
 updated fields:
    300 $a 300 pages : $b illustrations ; $c quarto.
    300 $a [unpaged] : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 6 in.
    300 $a 3 volumes : $b facsimiles, portraits ; $c 24 x 36 cm.
    300 $a 3 preliminary leaves, approximately 245 pages : $b genealogical tables ; $c folio.
    300 $a 92, that is 96, pages : $b sound, color ; $c twenty-fourmo.
    300 $a 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c duodecimo.
 

Default

Make all physical description updates in 300 field.

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